FDCPA and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuit Statistics, June 16-30, 2010
There were about 490 lawsuits filed under consumer statutes in the second half of June. Here is an approximate breakdown:
- 416 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
- 44 Fair Credit Reporting Act
- 8 Telephone Consumer Protection Act
- 16 Truth In Lending Act
- 1 Credit Repair Organizations Act
- 1 Electronic Fund Transfers Act
- 4 State of California Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of Illinois Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of New York Consumer Statutes
- 2 State of North Carolina Consumer Statutes
- 1 State of Ohio Consumer Statutes
- 8 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
- 1 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
Summary:
- Of those cases, there were about 515 unique plaintiffs (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit).
- Of those plaintiffs, about 147 had sued under consumer statutes before.
- Combined, those 147 plaintiffs have filed about 930 lawsuits since 2001
- Actions were filed in 108 different US District Court branches.
- About 471 different collection firms and creditors were sued.
The top courts where lawsuits were filed:
- 35 Lawsuits: Colorado District Court – Denver
- 29 Lawsuits: Illinois Northern District Court – Chicago
- 28 Lawsuits: California Central District Court – Los Angeles
- 16 Lawsuits: Texas Southern District Court – Houston
- 14 Lawsuits: California Southern District Court – San Diego
- 14 Lawsuits: New York Eastern District Court – Central Islip
- 14 Lawsuits: Florida Southern District Court – Fort Lauderdale
- 14 Lawsuits: Connecticut District Court – New Haven
- 13 Lawsuits: Pennsylvania Eastern District Court – Philadelphia
- 13 Lawsuits: Nevada District Court – Las Vegas
The most active consumer attorneys were:
- Representing 23 Consumers: Lara Ruth Shapiro
- Representing 18 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
- Representing 15 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
- Representing 14 Consumers: Dianne E. Zarlengo
- Representing 14 Consumers: Jack Dennis Card, Jr
- Representing 13 Consumers: Diana P. Larson
- Representing 11 Consumers: Abraham Kleinman
- Representing 11 Consumers: Donald A. Yarbrough
- Representing 10 Consumers: Dennis R. Kurz
- Representing 9 Consumers: David J. Philipps
Statistics Year to Date:
5789 total lawsuits for 2010, including:
- 4933 FDCPA
- 509 FCRA
- 29 TCPA
- 205 TILA (Truth in Lending Act)
Number of unique Plaintiffs: 5676 (including multiple plaintiffs in one suit)
The most active consumer attorneys of the year:
- Representing 187 Consumers: Sergei Lemberg
- Representing 167 Consumers: Brent F. Vullings
- Representing 137 Consumers: David Michael Larson
- Representing 133 Consumers: Todd Michael Friedman
- Representing 132 Consumers: Ryan Scott Lee